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adjectivesuffixive (not comparable)
- datednot comparablehuman sciencesForming words through the addition of a suffix or suffixes
The genius, in the French sense, of creole is its tendency to form phrases with a minimum of connectives, often through the use of suffixive combinations […]
2000, George Lang, Entwisted Tongues: Comparative Creole Literatures, →ISBN, page 216Synonyms: suffixative
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adjectiveForming words through the addition of a suffix or suffixes
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suffixive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffixive
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“suffixive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffixive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suffixive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffixive.
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